Infant&#39;s and child&#39;s toilet



L. M. RUSSELL s AND CHILDs TOILET Aug. 18, 1942.

INFANT Filed Nov. 24, 1959 FIGURE LENA M. RUSSELL /l HTTENEY.

FIGUREZ Patented Aug. 18, 1942 UNITED STATES ATENT QFEICE INFANTS ANDCHILDS TOILET Lena M. Russell, Johnson County, Kans.

Application November 24, 1939, Serial No. 305,922

7 Claims.

This invention relates to improvement in an infants and childs toiletand more particularly to a combination of elements that can accommodatean infant or child in a reclining position.

An object of the present invention is to provide a framework with acloth or other suitable covering of rubber, wood or metal and the likestretched thereover capable of supporting an infant in a recliningposition, and a toilet chamber supported by the covering and with theassistance of the framework.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a transparenttoilet chamber in combination with the above mentioned frame andcovering whereby the urine and refuse may be be seen in the chamberwhile the infant is resting thereon. This is an important advantage asinfants cannot usually 4be touched or disturbed Without desiring to betaken into the mothers or nurses arms. If the infant should be disturbedto see what is in the chamber it is liable to become fretful and defeatthe purpose of a training chamber. Furthermore it is very desirable toknow when the infants kidneys and bowels have moved so that the infantcan be removed from the covering and chamber as quickly as possiblethereby quickly training the infant to recognize the object of thetraining chamber.

Another object of the present invention is to provide threaded insertsin the toilet frame to receive the adjusting and assembling screws andin combination with dcwel-pins whereby the various parts of the framemay be easily and quickly assembled or taken apart.

With the above mentioned and other objects in View the invention furtherconsists in the combination of various elements illustrated in thedrawing, described in the specification, and more fully pointed out inthe appended claims and any claims that may be added by amendmentsthereto.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the infants toilet.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary enlarged view illustrating the threadedinserts to receive the assembly screws.

The toilet frame sides B used for the reclining position of an infant asshown in Figure 2 rests on the small rounded edge 1 and the angle shapedbracket foot 8 secured between the sides 6 by screws 9 and threadedinserts I0. The top of the frame II is straight and smooth with roundedcorners to receive the covering I2, the

ends I3 and I4 of the covering being tightly drawn on the side frames.

An inclined support I5 is spaced between the side frames and securedthereto by dowel-pins i6 and screws I'I. The screws I1 pass into theinclined support and secured therein by the threaded inserts IB. Thecovering I2 is also stretched over the inclined support I5 and has anopening I9 in the lower portion of the covering to allow visibility ofthe lower portion of the transparent chamber 2D, the bottom of thechamber resting against the covering and support, the lower corner ofthe chamber protruding through the opening of the covering, and aportion of the ange 2i of the chamber resting on the sagging portion ofthe covering between the side frames. Two straps 22 are secured to eachside of the covering and extend to the Center of the cover withsufficient additional length to provide a method for tying the infant onthe cover.

The cross member 24 assists in making the frame rigid and is held inplace by doWel-pin positions 25.

The transparent chamber shows the urine and refuse, the frames 6 havingopen places therein for visibly detecting the contents of the chamber.Hand holes 37 and 38 are located conveniently to allow the side framesto be lifted with all equipment intact.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An infants reclining toilet having in combination side frames, anangle shaped rest spacing said side frames located at one end thereof,an inclined support spacing said side frames at the opposite endthereof, said angle shaped rest being higher than said inclined rest tocause said side frames to slope downwardly from the angle rest end tothe inclined rest end, a reclining cover, said cover being supported onsaid side frames and inclined support to cover the space therebetween, achamber, and said chamber being supported on said cover located againstsaid inclined rest support.

2. An infants reclining toilet having in combination side frames, anangle shaped rest therebetween located at one end thereof, an inclinedsupport between said side frames at the opposite end thereof, a cover,said cover being supported on said side frames and inclined support tocover the space therebetween, tie straps secured to said cover, achamber, and said chamber resting on said cover located against saidinclined support.

3. An infants reclining toilet the combination of side frames, an angleshaped rest, said angle shaped rest spacing said side frames located atone end thereof, an inclined support, said inclined support spacing saidside frames at the opposite end thereof, said angle shaped rest beinghigher than said inclined rest to causel said side frames to slopedownwardly from the angle rest end to the inclined rest end, a cover,said cover being supported on said side frames and inclined support tocover the space therebetween, said cover having a trough shape with oneend thereof substantially closed, said cover having an opening near saidinclined support, and a chamber resting on said cover over said openingwith the bottom of said chamber resting against said inclined support.

4. In an infants toilet the combination of side frames, said side frameshaving open slots therein for the purpose of gripping with hands, a restbetween said side frames located at one end thereof, an inclined supportbetween said. side frames at the opposite end thereof, said rest beinghigher than said inclined support to cause said side frames to slopedownwardly from said rst rest to said inclined support, a cover, saidcover being supported over said side frames and inclined support tocover the space therebetween, a transparent chamber, and saidtransparent said side frames by means of screws and said inserts, acovering being drawn over said side frames and inclined support to coverthe space therebetween, and a chamber being supported on said clothcovering located against said inclined support.

6. An infants reclining toilet having in combination a reclining troughshaped cover with the lower end thereof substantially closed, a chamber,and said reclining trough shaped cover with its closed end supportingthe bottom portion of said chamber. f

7. An infants reclining toilet having in combination a trough shapedcover with the lower end thereof substantial-ly closed, said cover hav;ing an opening at the bottom of said substantially closed end, achamber, and said cover sup.. porting said chamber with the lowerportion of said chamber protruding through said opening in said coverfor visible inspection.

LENA M. RUSSELL.

